Vehicle-wheel rim.



J. H. WAGENHORST.

VEHICLE WHEEL RIM.

APPLICATION mio MAY 2o. |911.

1,201,1 1 7. Patented out. 10, 1916.

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VEHlCLE WHEEL RIM.

APPLxcATloN m2o MAY 2o\ xslx.

3%201 l 1 7, Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

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JMES H. VGENHORST, AKRON, '0I-X10, .ASSGNO1R BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, 0F'

TW-FIFTHS TG' THE B. F. GQODRICH COMPANY, OF NEW YRK, N, Y., A'CORPRA- TION OF T'EW YORK.. @NE-FIFTH T0 THE GOODYEAR TIRE t RUBBER COMPANY, 0F AKRON, OHIG, A CORORTION 0F OHIO, AND ONE-FIFTH T0 THE UNITED STATES TIRE CGMPANY, F NEW YORK, N. Y.. A CORPGE ATON AOE NE'Wr YORK.

VEHICLE-WHEEL RIM.

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Application filed May 20, 1911.

.7b all whom it lmay concern 4e it known that l, .Minis H. `WAGEN- Hoesr, citizen of the United States, residingv in the city of Akron, county of Summit, und State of Ubin. have iiiventcd certain new end useful improvements in Vehiclell'hecl lims. of whim the following is e. specification.

This invention relates to iniprovements in vehicle wheel rims of that adapted to r' :i pncunmtic or other resilient tire.

lt contemplates nu improved structure of ti1e.e=rryizig rim .idupted to be remo"- ubly in :uned upon n vehicle wheel, the riin being i .u'nb'le in such manner es to facilitate the ni'iplicution and removal of the resilient rire and to jierniit the application tl'iereto of pneumatic or other resilient tires lwith inextensible bends.

lt also contemplates an improved shape or cross section of rini adapted to hold stnigh-sided pneumatic tires.

It also contemplates improvements in attaching.devices for securin deinountable tire-carrying rims upon vehicle Wheels.

In the accompanying drawings which i'orm e. part othis specification, Figure l is o. side elevation of a portion of a. Wheel telly carrying n rim eembodying one form of my invention; Fig. EZ is a plan vienl of the rim shown in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the split member of the rim shown in Figs. l 'and 2; Fig. is 'a transverse sectional view through the rim end folly shown in' Fig. l; Fig. 15 is e View similar to Fig. 4:, showing e. modiied mea-ns for attaching the rim to the. folly.; Fig. 6 is n view similar to Fig. fl, illustra-ting a diierent form o tirecarrying rim 'embodying rny invention, and also illustrating en improved attaching device; lig. 7 is e view similar to Fig. 6, slzoiviiig the keeper forming fa. part of the attaching iilevioe'inoved to inoperative position. and also illustrating the pneumatic tire deflated and flattened down, es would be the 'ense if the Whe'el were run upon a .flat tir-c; Zeig. '8 is an velevation of the keeper looking et the outside thereof; Fig. il is a side elevation or edge elevation of the keeper; Fig. 10 is a side view 1of n` portion the telly with the elly band attached and the rim mounted thereon, the keeper Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 623,385.

ratentedoct. 1o, 1916.

and nut or sleeve being removed; Fig. 11 is u felly and folly band having a modified for-1n of my improved tire-carrying rim mounted thereon.

While have shown in the drawings and will now describe in detail certain preferred embodiments of my invention, I do not de sire to be understood ns limiting myself to these specific forms, as they are intended to be merely illustrative of niy invent-irc iden and of the best inode non' known to me for applying the same.

Referring to the drawings in detail.. the numeral l designates the wheel f'elly, to which is permanently secured by shrinking or otherwise the felly bund which may be provided at one side thereof with the. raised flange 3 adapt-ed to supportone side of the tire-carrying rim. The tire-carrying rim is designated by the numeral 4 and is constructed according to this embodiment of my l invention of two laterally separable bands and 6, euch carrying a'tire-retaining flange. 'The band or ring 5 is continuous or endless, and is provided along its edge adjacent the band or ring G with a plurality of spaced inwardly projecting lugs 7, preferably formed by bending or striking down portions of the ring or band. The ring or band 6 is transversely split, as indicated, at 8 and is provided valong its edge adjacent to the ring 5 with e series of lugs 9 preferably offset below the level of the outer surface of the ring, as shown, and provided with slots adapted to receive the lugs 7. It will thus be seen that the bands or rim members 5 and 6 may be secured together by collapsing the split ring 6 in orderto per mit the 'luge 9 to be inserted beneaththe lugs or projections 7 and then expanding the ring to cause the projections 7 to enter the slots l0. This will efectuelly prevent the separation of the rim parts and make the saine as strong for all practical purposes es a' one-piece tire-carrying 'channel or rim.

The tireoarrying rim may be secured upon the elly of the Wheel in any suitable manner; for example, the' split band 6 .ma-y be provided with an inwardly projecting l p L20 flange 1l having a beveled face adapted to engage with a beveled face 'l2- formed at the edge of the elly bind 2. The band or rim member 5 `\vill supported by the flange 3 at the other :edge of'. the felly hand. For forcing the rim laterally upon the 'ellyband tobring the respective supporting surfaces into engagement, any suitable means may be used, such as a series' of" bolts 1.3 passing through the elly and carrying eccentric keepers 14. The specific construction of these keepers need not be illustrated 0r described in detail, as thesame forms the subject-matter of my application Serial Number 589,680, filed October 29, 1910, I do vnot Wish to limit myself, however, to tiis particular form of locking means. The engagement between the flange l1 on the split member 6 and the inclined surface 12 on the felly band serves to expand the. spot incur ber into close enga tement with the. endless v ever, provide means for locking'the ends of the split member together if found desi sable or necessary. Any suitablemeans may hr used for this purpose; for example, a plate lfmay be secured to one end of the split ring and project under the other end thereof, the projecting portion being slotted, as indicated in dot-tod lines in Fig. 3 at lli. A screw 17 passingtlirough this slot and screw ing into the cud of the splitrinemlur servus to secure the snrne to the plate. The` rrmoval of this screw will permit the rim to be collapsed, as above described. l do not wish, however, to limit myself to the use of' this or any other means .for ffoining the ends of the split member toget-l'ier, as the use of such means is not essential to thc operation of the rim.

InFig. 5l have shown a rim constructed like the rim shown in Figs l to l, but cured to the wheel by means of a series of wedges 20 inserted bet-Ween the rim and the fe'lly band. In this case the rim is not providedwith an` inwardly projecting flange like the flange 1l shown in Fig. '4. n this figure 2l is the split rim member provided with the slotted lugs 22 similar to the lugs 9 shown in Figs. 3, 4. The endless rim member is designated by 23 and is provided with the inwardly projecting lugs 24 correspending to the lugs 'l' shown in Fig. 4. The Wedges 20 serve to hold the split ring 2l expanded, `while the endless ring 23 prevents tire'retaining land transversely split blind or 1in# carrying the other tire-retaining flange ok is torni is adapted to mounted upon a elly b anf 28 having u. bev-V clcd face D at one edge thereof and n. limge 3Q at the other enge thereof having,r e bevcomprisesU` unl eled outer fa .9. The face on the flange 30 is engaged by the beveled face of a ridge 31 formed on the band Q5, while the blind 27 is provided with an inwardly projecting flange 3f): having a, beveled `face adapted to engage the. beveled. face 29 on the felly band. The split band has a laterally projectingl por tion oilset below the level of the tire-,seating sui-.lace of( the :am and adaptedto pro-A ject under the band 25. A series-of slots 3lare formed in .this projecting portion, preferably :uli-:cent to the flange 312i these slots being adapted to receive lags 35 orniedupon the band 35. The shoulder 3G on the band 2T und the edge of the hand 25, which engages (llera-mitin are preferablyy beveled, as shown. The part-s of this rim are assembled h v collapsing the band 27 slightly, inserting Ithe projection 3B under the lugs 35, and then expanding the band to cause the lugs to enter the slots 34. If desired, snituhle means may "oe provided for locking the hand 2T in e:panded-position These. means may be the leans shown in Fig. ,3, o r a screw may be'vpassed through hole 62 formed in eaelren i of the split band. adjacent to the split therein and screwed into the band Ari-v other suitable device may be used for this purp i l have i lovvn in il, 'i and 1l an im.- proied :shape or ci ss-sect1on of rim-fr lio fled tires, this rim also ble construct-ion above rh tais unproved cross-cedges of the flanges beyond the surfaces 39V are curved outwardly to form roll edges, as indicated at 40, in ordel to eliminate the pos-l sibility of rim-cuttin in case'thetire is run when dellated, es in icated in Fig. '7. By curving the. ilanges outwardly, es indicated bodied in ims of different.

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at; '1.58, the sharp corners are eliminated, whchlaxe diiiicult to roll and which as the rolls become Worn are no longer sharp and therefore do notreceive theA substantially rectangular edges of the tine properly. The formation of these sharp.- corners also weekens the rim. The curving of theflan at 38l also raisesthwt line of' the flange 81,1 ect to tendency to -flexure under the stresses 1in- Aposed by the pressure of the air mthe 1n- Hated' tire to a point considerably above the .base of the rim, so-thaft the bending moment ea'iertedE upon the Hanger by the expansive force of the tiere, and tend-ing to spread the s'ame, is considerably-reduced.

'.'g-. In Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 I have also illustrated an improved attaching devicevfor removably securing a tire-carrying rim. (which prior application above referred to. attaching device comprises a bolt 41 passing Wheel felly.

may be of the form shown in Figs. 61and'7, ory of any other suitable form), upon the This attachingdeviceis a modication of the fastening means shown ir'ipliy Vitralnsufersely through the wheel telly 42 and having a collar 43 of rectangular or other ngl'ilar outline nea-r one end thereof. A portion of the bolt, 44, shown in dotted: lines in Figs. 6 and 7, projects beyond the collar l3nt-his portion of the bolt being externally threaded;- The edges of the collar 43 are beveled, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6, and thecollar is received in a correspondingly shaped opening formed in a felly plate or Washer 45. The felly 42 is recessed, as indicated at 46, the recess being substantially the shape of the telly plate, which fits closeljr into the bottom thereof. The collar on the "bolt 4l holds the felly plate in position in the bottom of this recess, the end of the bolt `being provided with a nut 47 or other suitable means for retaining vit in position. The felly plate is preferably provided at one side withan outwardly projecting lug 48, the purpose of which will be explained here inater. Screwing on the projecting bolt portion 44` is a sleeve 49 having a head 50 formed for engagement by a wrench or other suitable means for rotating the same, a portion of the sleeve being provided with an external thread, the pitch of which is preferably opposite to that of the threadl on the portion 44 of the bolt. Screwing on this externally threaded portion of the sleeve is a keeper 51 which carries near its outer side a projection 52 adapted to engage the flange-.Lf

32 or other part of the tire-carrying rim when the keeper is moved to operative position. but which projection will lie out of the path or the rim when vthe keeper is rotated through a part of a revolution. The inner .portion of the keeper, 53, is cylindrical,

while the central portion of the keeper is partlv cylindrical and pai-tlv rectangular' or shouldered, as indicated at 54 in Figs. 8 and 9. The keeperA is also provided at one side with ashoulder 55. The operation of this device is similar to that of the locking device in my previous application referred to. The keeper being in operative position, as

shown inA Fig. 6, to demount the rim thev the felly band, where it normally lits, pref venting rotation of the keeper, and will permit the keeper to be rotated by the further rotation of the sleeve. When the keeper has turned through a half revolution intothe position shown in Fig. 7, it will be stopped, however, by the. engagement of the shoulder 55 with the underside of the lug 48. The friction of the latter against the. side of the keeper will be sufficient to retain it in this position while the rim is being changed. To return the keeper to operative position, it is simply necessary to rotate the sleeve 49 in the reverse direction, which will filet carry the keeper back to upright position, that is, with the projection 52 pointing radially outward, further rotation of the sleeve moving the keeper toward the f elly until it is in the position shown in Fig. G. This construction of locking device is exceedingly'compact, as a great part of the keeper 1s received in the recess 46 in the felly, and it is necessary for the locking device to'project only very slightly beyond .the elly. The head 50 of the sleeve'is thus brought well within the plane of the outer edge of the tire-carrying rim and is elfectually protected from injury through engagement with curbs, ruts or other obstacles.

In Fig. 12 I have illustrated another modification of my invention in which the tire-carrying rim comprises an endless band or ring 56 carrying one tire-retaining flange and a split band or ring 57 carrying the other tire-retaining flange. This rim is adapted to be mounted upon a felly band 2 of th `form shown in Fig. 4. The ring 56 is prcvided with a series of spaced inwardly project-ing lugs or projections 58 adapted to pass'xthrough slots in a fla-nge 59 offset from the body of the split band 57. The slotted lange 59 corresponds to the series of slotted lugs 9 shown in Fig. 3, and it will be readily understood that I' may use such a series of lugs in this form of rim in placewf the fiange, or that I may use a flangelsuch as that shown in Fig. 12 in place ofthe separated slotted lugs shown in Fig. 3. The lugs 58project through the flange v2f) and their ends are preferably beveled, as indicated at 60, for engagement with the hand may engage with the lugs 58., ns will he readily understood. The engagement tween the split rim member 5T the flange 3 of the felly hand serves to prevent the Collapsing of the former. For preventing :ici oidenral Collapse of the spilt member vviien the rim is removed from the elly, any suitable locking device such :is has been 'de-- scribed above may be usedi if found desir able or necessary.

Having thus described my invention, l claim:

l. A tirerarrying rim fonfvehlole wheels` consisting of two rings, a transvgrsely split ring lprovided with slots and an endless ring having inwardly projecting lugs: adaptw ed to enter said slots.

2. A tire-carrying rim for vehiole wheels comprising a transversely split ring having tire-retaining means atene edge thoredf und having a slotted projecting poriongmnd an endless ring provided at its outer with means for retaining a tire, said ring also being provided with inwardly projecting' lugs adapted to engage the slos in the projecting portion of said split ring` 3. A tire-carrying rim for vehicle wheels comprising n transversely split', ring,r provided et one edge thereof with tirereteining means, and provided 'with u laerally projecting slotted extension offset inwardly from the body of the ring, and an endless ring provided at its outer edge `with tireretaining means, said ring inclosing seid ollset extension and being provided with Ainwardly projecting lugs adapted to engage the slots therein.

wenn? 4, A tire-oarryng rim for vehizle Wheels comprising a trensversely split ring having tirereeining ineens et one edge iliereof and ,provided Wit-h e circumferential series of slots, a second ring provided at its outer edve with means for reaining a. tire, seid .md ring carrying a plurality of inwardly projecting lugs adapted to engage the slots in said first ring', and means for securing the ends of seid split ring in position.

5. A tire-Carrying rim for vehicle wheels comprising e split ring sind an endless ring adapted to nolose a portion of saidsplit ring, eah of seid rings carrying at; its outer ,edge tirelretaining means, one of said rings being provided W1the circumferential series of slots, and the other of said rings Carrying a plurality of lugs adapted to enter said slots.

(3. A rire-carrying rim for vehicle Wheels oggniprising a transversely split ring having slotted llanges projecting therefrom, and an endless ring having inwardly projecting lugev adapted ro seat in said slots and to hold mid rings in engagement,

7. fr tire-carryngrini for vehicle wheels Comprising a transversely split ring having oircnmerentielly spaced slotted projecting flanges and an endless ring having oorrespondingly eircunxferentinlly spaced inwardly projecting lugs adapted to seat in said slots and thereby to hold said rings in engagement.

JAMES H. VVAGENHGRST Witnesses Snwenn Devis, EDMUND @UIN/Jr Moens. 

